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Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 02/10/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Director's Cut Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 9 Genres: Thriller, Feminist Film, Erotic Thriller, Psychological Thriller See Also: In the Cut

Jane Campion directs the erotic thriller In the Cut, based on the best-selling suspense novel by Susanna Moore. Set in New York City during the summertime, the film is centered on Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), a middle-class English teacher in the midst of researching a book project about colloquial language. One night she accidentally witnesses a sexual situation involving a suspected killer, which may make her valuable to a police investigation. When Detective Malloy (Mark Ruffalo) comes to her apartment to interview her about a neighborhood murder, she becomes intensely attracted to him. Although they are not sure if they can completely trust each other, Frannie and Malloy start up a passionate love affair. Meanwhile, the killer remains on the loose and the list of suspects includes Malloy's partner, Rodriguez (Nick Damici), and Frannie's student Cornelius (Sharrieff Pugh). Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Frannie's half-sister, Pauline. In the Cut was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Meg Ryan - Franny Avery
Mark Ruffalo - Det. James Malloy
Kevin Bacon - John Graham
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Pauline
Nick Damici - Det. Richard Rodriguez
Sharrieff Pugh - Cornelius Webb

Jane Campion's controversial drama In the Cut comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The disc does a superb job of capturing Dion Beebe's creatively murky cinematography. Also, the edition of the film on this disc is the unrated director's cut that does contain some explicit material that was not seen in U.S. theaters. The English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Campion and producer Laurie Parker. They admit early on that it is the first commentary tracks either of them had ever recorded, and Campion's very cerebral approach to the material is apparent in her description of what she was attempting to do with the film. Her talk makes clearer some of the more odd passages in the film, making for a truly fascinating track. A run-of-the-mill making-of featurette, a copy of the slang dictionary being worked on by Meg Ryan's character in the film, and trailers round out this solid package from Columbia /TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide